As I mentioned in my previous new book announcement today for Kate Forsyth's Bitter Greens , I have a guest post by author Kate Forsyth...

This month sees the release for a new book, Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth. Alas, this one will be harder to obtain for many readers here a...

Here is another series of Japanese cross stitch patterns for a few different fairy tales this time by Olympus. I imagine there are more in...

The Book Rat blog is sponsoring Fairy Tale Fortnight which started yesterday . There are giveaways, guest posts, book discussions and all ...

A bit of news I picked up from the SBTB fairy tale romance novel discussion today is that Jennifer Crusie and a few other authors are writ...

  Today over at SBTB (Smart Bitches, Trashy Books) there is a post and discussion about fairy tale romance novels with many comments and r...

The Three Bears by Gera You are probably aware by now that the Japanese enjoy European fairy tales and have many unique and fun interpreta...

So, after cross stitch, I felt like returning to quilts. Not the first thought in spring, but I had an image in my mind for a Princess an...

Now I bet you didn't expect a cross stitch pattern for Three Billy Goats Gruff did you? I didn't. Most of the charts I am sharing ...

Here is Heather's entry in the Favorite Adaptations giveaway to win a copy of Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross . The window for entries ha...

So I found this pattern on Ebay this week for a reasonable price (below $10 including shipping) and bought it. I doubt I will ever sew it,...

This is another vintage fairy tale cross stitch pattern, this time for Princess and the Pea by Lula Chang. This is a fun one. I found the ...